Nashville Storm Return to Action Saturday Night Against the Tennessee Extreme

The Nashville Storm, now 3-1 and 1-0 in NAFL play after their 43-6 victory over the Asheville Grizzlies(game recap below), play their 2nd NAFL contest Saturday night at 7 PM at McGavock High School (3160 McGavock Pike, Nashville,TN 37214) against the Memphis-based Tennessee Xtreme (1-1), a first-year NAFL franchise who will be taking the field for their first NAFL league game in their Saturday night visit to Nashville.
The Xtreme played 2 preseason games, defeating the Arkansas Saints 6-0 and losing to the Dallas Diesel 47-0.

A familiar face to Storm fans will be playing for the Xtreme in CB Rod Thompson (Murray State), who played for the Storm from 2002-2004, winning Minor League Football News All-American honors in 2004.

-The Game begins at 7pm (7/15) at 7pm at McGavock High School
-Admission gate opens at 5:30 PM Saturday
-Adult admission is $8.00, Ages 5-14 $4.00, Children under 5 free.

Nashville Storm Practice Schedule for this Week
The Nashville Storm practice schedule for this week is Tuesday, July 11 and Thursday, July 13 at 6:30 PM on the McGavock HS practice field in the front of Two Rivers Park (behind McGavock High School, 3160 McGavock Pike, Nashville,TN 37214). Practice is open, and both the press and public are invited to watch practice.

Nashville Storm Skin the Asheville Grizzlies 43-6 in NAFL Opener at McGavock
Nathaniel Claybrooks (Maplewood/MTSU) couldn't stay retired. And once the former MTSU first team 1-AA All-American LB put on his familiar #44 jersey, he played like he was "tanned, rested, and ready" with 2 1/2 tackles for losses, a sack of Asheville QB Darren Clarke and a bat-down of a Clarke pass attempt on 4th down to end an Asheville drive. Meanwhile, on the other side of the ball, Phellepe Hall (Maplewood/TSU) threw TD passes to Antonio Dilworth (Lane College) and Gary Peete (AF2 Memphis Xplorers) as the Nashville Storm (3-1, 1-0) opened their NAFL regular season last night with a 43-6 victory over the Asheville Grizzlies (1-1, 0-1) at McGavock High School.

The Storm rotated Johnathan "Bama" Carter, Monroe Simmons, Antwan Ross (Lebanon/Huron University), and Jemmel Roberts at RB, and all were effective. Roberts scored 2 TDs and Carter 1 TD as the Storm running attack complemented QB Hall's 11 for 20 (178 yards) passing performance. Nashville outgained Asheville 352-218 in total offense, as the Storm, on defense, had 11 tackles for losses for the 2nd straight game, led by Claybrooks and DE Lonnie Harris (Arkansas-Pine Bluff) (3 TFL).

The Storm scoring began with Hall's 35-yard TD pass to Dilworth on the Storm's second possession in the 1st quarter; then Roberts' 1-yard 2nd Qtr TD run gave the Storm a 14-0 lead going into halftime.

The Grizzlies opened the 2nd half by narrowing the Storm lead to 14-6 on Cortez Oliver's 62-yard TD run and appeared ready to make a competitive game of it; however, the Storm responded quickly, as Hall's 30 yard TD pass to Gary Peete capped a 6-play, 65-yard drive to give the Storm a 21-6 lead. The Storm then turned the game into a blowout in the 4th Quarter behind Carter's 3-yard TD run, a 36-yard TD pass from Gary Peete (now at QB) to Marquis Douglas, and Roberts' 2nd rushing TD of the night, an 18-yarder.

The Storm return to action this coming Saturday, July 15, as they take on the Memphis-based Tennessee Xtreme (1-1) at McGavock High School at 7 PM.

GAME SUMMARY
1 2 HALF 3 4 FINAL
ASHEVILLE 0 0 0 6 0 6
NASHVILLE 7 7 14 7 22 43
NASHVILLE- Antonio Dilworth 35 pass from Phellepe Hall (Coble Kick)- 6:43 1st Qtr
NASHVILLE- Jemmel Roberts 1 run (Coble Kick)-5:26 2nd Qtr
ASHEVILLE- Cortez Oliver 62 run (kick missed)- 12:28 3rd Qtr
NASHVILLE- Gary Peete 30 pass from Phellepe Hall(Coble Kick)- 9:02 3rd Qtr
NASHVILLE- Johnathan Carter 3 run (Coble Kick)- 10:16 4th Qtr
NASHVILLE- Marquis Douglas 36 pass from Gary Peete (Coble Kick)- 4:51 4th Qtr
NASHVILLE- Jemmel Roberts 18 run (Coble pass to Kelon Jones)- 2:33 4th Qtr

STATISTICS
ASHEVILLE NASHVILLE
FIRST DOWNS 6 19
YDS RUSHING 143 138
YDS PASSING 75 214
TOTAL OFFENSE 218 352
PASSES 4- 12-1-0 12-22-0-3
TURNOVERS 2 0

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